Polish Painting

The culture of Poland is closely connected with its intricate 1000 year history Its unique character developed as a result of its geography at the confluence of various European regions. With origins in the culture of the Early Slavs, over time Polish culture has been profoundly influenced by its interweaving ties with the Germanic, Latinate and Byzantine worlds as well as in continual dialog with the many other ethnic groups and minorities living in Poland. The people of Poland have traditionally been seen as hospitable to artists from abroad and eager to follow cultural and artistic trends popular in other countries. In the 19th and 20th centuries the Polish focus on cultural advancement often took precedence over political and economic activity. These factors have contributed to the versatile nature of Polish art, with all its complex nuances. Nowadays, Poland is a highly developed country; however, it retains its tradition.

Here is a list of some great Polish painters

• Piotr Abraszewski
• Julia Acker (1898–1942)
• Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz
• Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz
• Kazimierz Alchimowicz
• Teodor Axentowicz

• Ladislaus Bakalowicz (1833–1903)
• Zdzisław Beksiński (1929–2005)
• Jan Betley (1908–1980)
• Rahim Blak
• Krzysztof Boguszewski
• Olga Boznańska
• Józef Brandt
• Antoni Brodowski
• Tadeusz Brzozowski

• Józef Chełmoński (1849–1905)
• Stanisław Chlebowski
• Daniel Chodowiecki
• Adam Chmielowski
• Leon Chwistek
• Władysław Czachorski
• Marian Czapla
• Józef Czapski
• Szymon Czechowicz
• Tytus Czyżewski

• Andrzej Dłużniewski
• Tommaso Dolabella
• Kasia Domanska
• Tadeusz Dominik

• Julian Fałat
• Wojciech Fangor

• Wojciech Gerson
• Stefan Gierowski
• Aleksander Gierymski
• Maksymilian Gierymski
• Krzysztof Gliszczyński (1962)
• Henryk Gotlib (1890–1966)
• Maurycy Gottlieb
• Artur Grottger (1837–1867)

• Marian Iwańciów

• Janusz Janowski
• Danuta Joppek

• Rajmund Kanelba (1897–1960)
• Tadeusz Kantor (1915–1990)
• Stanisława de Karłowska (1876–1952)
• Alfons Karpiński (1875–1961)
• Mojżesz Kisling (1891–1953)
• Marcin Kober
• Jerzy Kossak
• Juliusz Kossak
• Wojciech Kossak (ur. 1857)
• Franciszek Kostrzewski
• Aleksander Kotsis
• Felicjan Kowarski
• Andre de Krayewski
• Nikifor Krynicki, folk and naïve painter
• Konrad Krzyżanowski
• Alexander Kucharsky (1741–1819)
• Jarosław Kukowski
• Teofil Kwiatkowski

• Tamara de Lempicka

• Wojciech Macherzyński
• Tadeusz Makowski
• Jacek Malczewski
• Władysław Malecki
• Louis Marcoussis
• Adam Marczyński
• Stanisław Masłowski
• Jan Matejko
• Józef Mehoffer
• Piotr Michałowski
• Augustyn Mirys
• Eugeniusz Molski

• Eligiusz Niewiadomski
• Jan Piotr Norblin
• Zbigniew Nowosadzki
• Jerzy Nowosielski

• Roman Opałka
• Aleksander Orłowski

• Józef Pankiewicz
• Władysław Podkowiński
• Emil Polit
• Tadeusz Pruszkówski
• Witold Pruszkówski
• Stanislaw Przespolewski

• Henryk Rodakowski
• Ferdynand Ruszczyc

• Stanisław Samostrzelnik
• Wilhelm Sasnal
• Bruno Schulz (1892–1942)
• Henryk Siemiradzki
• Józef Simmler
• Wojciech Siudmak (born 1942)
• Władysław Ślewiński
• Franciszek Smuglewicz
• Kajetan Sosnowski
• Jan Stanisławski
• Jan Byk Franciszek Starowieyski
• Ludwik Stasiak
• Henryk Stażewski, (born 1894)
• Józef Stolorz
• Władysław Strzemiński
• Jan Styka
• January Suchodolski
• Stanislav Szukalski

• Włodzimierz Tetmajer

• Zygmunt Waliszewski
• Walenty Wańkowicz
• Ryszard Wasko (Waśko)
• Wojciech Weiss
• Stanisław Witkiewicz (1851–1915)
• Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz a.k.a. “Witkacy” (1885–1939)
• Witold Wojtkiewicz
• Andrzej Wróblewski
• Leon Wyczółkowski
• Stanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907)

• Jacek Yerka

• Marcin Zaleski
• Jan Zamoyski
• Franciszek Żmurko